Wichita eagle., 1887-12-20
WICHITA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE..

! The Wichita Journal of Commerce;
which the Board of Trade has had in prep
aration for several months, viii be finished
] by about Wednesday of this week The
work contains full and reliable informa-
| ton concerning Wichita and the territory
/ tributary TO her compiled in an interesting
manner and is profusely illustrated
: throughout with over sixty illustrations
of the leading manufacturing and other
interests of Wichita, besides representa-
! tive public buildings, business blocks and
| private residences.
| The size of the book is twelve by nine
! inches, and one hundred and twenty pages
| in thickness. The cover is in tinted colors
and ornamented with a very handsome
| frontspiece, the design of Mr.. II. L. Pierce,
who is the publisher of the colored maps
of Wichita, showing her relative position
| to other cities of the country.
| The design shows the famous corn
| train TO the Ohio food sufferers at the top
of the cover In the upper left hand cor
/ ner is an accurate representation of Wich-
| ita in 1870, taken from a photograph.
Across the upper portion in neat scroll
| is the title. ''Wichita Journal OF Com
merce" In the center of the cover is
| Wichita as the center of a huge sunfower
surrounded by the principal cities of the
country west of the Mississippi. In the
lower left hand corner is morticed space
for printing the compliments of any one
| desiring TO send out copies.
In the lower right hand corner is a
birds eye view of Wichita in 1857 with a
population of 10000 The first sixteen
pages, and a few in the back of the book
are occupied with advertisements of our
| leading business firms.
The map of Wichita and surrounding
country, having calendar for 1855 and
| the compliments of the board of trade
printed in the corner, is folded
| in the book after the introduction is an
| historical chapter. Then follows the body
of the book properly, divided into chap
ters, with concise headlines, and so inter
| sperSed with sub-head lines as to assist the
reader in rapidly finding what he may de
sire The matter is compiled in very neat
and readable form and is replete with
| tables and statistical information estab-
! fishing many remarkable facts concerning
Wichita, her development, future, etc.
The first is chapter on Kansas and the
southwest, followed in turn by Wichita,
| the southwestern metropolis. Wichita &
railroads in is shown the fact that Wichita
III the year ending June l, 1881, did one
seventh OF the freight business of Wichita
with only one-fiftieth of the population, or
seven times her share. Permanent i'm
| prOvementS, of which Sl0,O0,O0O worth
were erected in the year named, Wichita :
manufactures showing the magnitude OF
| her newly acquired and prospective enter
| prises. Wichita IS Jobblng trade
showing over $50 travelling men
for Wichita houses. The live stock and
packing interests. The Indian territory,
| the Texas Pan Handle, Wichita's future
as foreshadowed by comparison of her past
and present with other cities when her
age or size. Opinions of Wichita by Que
| of best posted and most observant repre-
sentative men of different states all pre-
| dieting brilliant future for her. Rates
TO Wichita showing the regular fare to
| Wichita from principal points ID all other
states and territories.
a drive about the city gives a stranger
| an adequate idea of what he may expect
to find when he reaches Wichita. Wealth
and taxes show not only remarkably
healthy condition of affairs, but a condi-
tion which is constantly improving
Wichita commercial interests showed that
| on ,Jone 1st, 1851, the time that the board
trade took d business and commercial
census of the city there were
| emnloyed in the 269 industries
! VI al CiihIcttIcA iIO tSS-
than 2,419 employees whose wages amounted
for the year to 81 501 100 The capital was
81 $50, 400 and the business S5, ,405, 400. Ot
other industries there were 1871, with
9.505 employees, paid s5,971 ,391, on capital
of 1881 $50. doing S59. .525, ,G69 worth oi
business, making grand total of 1864
! industries =, sol, ,S50tLBusiness "a. .g31, 159
employing II ,924 people, who received i'll
wages - 413. .1S!.
! The work taken altogether, in the sub
! ject matter, the mechanical work and the
| general style IS far superior TO any WORK
! gotten out by any city, and Will effectually
refute the stories set af1oat by Jealous
croakers who greedily anticipated the ces
sation of Wichita 5 growth.
! The work has cost the board OF trade
several thousand dollars, and in order &c
| only partially reimburse themselves they
will dispose of number of copies
| at the remarkable low price of Is cents pei
! copy, which is not half the cost of the
| work, giving the purchaser privilege OF
printing his business card on the cover.
/ Those desiring to obtain copies had bet
! ter prepare their lists completely at once
and file them with the corresponding sec
! retary of the board of trade, so that they
will be sure 10 get as many as they viii
need and not find that when they order
again this edition OF 10000 has been ex-
/ hausted entirely. Already there are on file
/ orders for several thousand.
| To parties out of the city desiring copies
! they will he sent free ON application &c
| corresponding secretary.